Final Exam Review / Part 2: Byzantine, Russia, Mongols

All of the following are reasons Justinian's Code is so important to the modern world EXCEPT:

• it revised outdated and confusing laws

• it because the basis of many western legal codes

• it extended women's property rights

• it ensured the separation of church and state

True or False: Constantinople was easy to defend because it was surrounded by water on three sides.

• True

• False

Constantinople became the capital of the Byzantine Empire for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

• The pope preferred it over Rome

• It was easy to defend with to walls and towers

• It was a crossroads for the east and the west

• It controlled access to the Black Sea

Which of the following is the main political difference between the Eastern Orthodox and Western (Roman Catholic) Church?

• a dispute over the date of Easter each year

• a dispute over where to put the capital

• a dispute over who rules whom

• a dispute over the role of women in the church

What did Princess Olga of Kiev do in 957 CE that was a major change of life in Eastern Europe and Russia?

• moved the capital to Moscow.

• made peace with the Mongols.

• married a German prince.

• converted to Byzantine Christianity.

The state and people that are considered the "birthplace of Russia" are the

• Mongols

• Kievan Rus

• Vikings

• Turks

Ivan III was also known as

• Ivan the Great

• Ivan the Terrible

• Ivan the Noble

• Ivan the Rich

Ivan IV was also known as

• Ivan the Great

• Ivan the Terrible

• Ivan the Noble

• Ivan the Rich

What significant thing did Ivan III and Ivan IV do to strengthen their authoritarian rule in Russia?

• gain control of the Danube River

• stop making tribute payments to the Mongols

• limit the power of the boyars

• trade with the Byzantine Empire

Two rivers that were most important to Russia, that were reclaimed under the rule of Ivan IV were: (SELECT TWO)

• Danube River

• Don River

• Volga River

• Dnieper River